There is never enough water
Kerala today has such a high population density that its total per capita rainwater availability is less than that of dry Rajasthan
Kerala today has such a high population density that its total per capita rainwater availability is less than that of dry Rajasthan
For survival of the traditional water management structures, one must understand the linkages between the tanks and trees
The Gujarat high court has ordered the Ahmedabad's civic authorities to recharge the city's lakes for increasing groundwater level. Ahmedabad had 204 lakes in 1960, but now only 130 are left,
The Gujarat government turns a blind eye to the quake ravaged water storage facilities. More bad news for a state facing its second drought
Goa s water security depends on nine rivers considered to be the state s economic veins
in the face of the worsening water crisis in the capital, the Delhi government's much-hyped rainwater harvesting programme is yet to take off. Last year, the chief minister, Sheila Dixit, had
The Mahi river flowing into the Gulf of Khambhat is on the verge of extinction due to pollution and salinity. Fisherfolk and non-governmental organisations (ngos) of Vadodara, Gujarat, blame the
Genes from drug resistant bacteria enter bacteria in soil and water <br>
The struggle for water continues in drought hit Gujarat
the groundwater level in Gurgaon has gone down to an alarming level of 92 metres, informs the Society for Urban Regeneration of Gurgaon ( surge ), a group of citizen's forum. In a recent
Ground water levels in Kathmandu , Nepal's capital , are falling because of increasing industrialisation and urbanisation.This was stated in the State of Environment Nepal 2001report , which has been
Local rock formations help Mexicans to remove arsenic from water
With water scarcity gripping many parts of the country, people are talking about rainwater harvesting, but none about wastewater, which can also be recycled to boost our fast depleting water resources
This book analyses the variations between and within tanks - in the distribution of water to different segments of the command and in productivity.
Last year Down To Earth got a few groundwater samples from Panipat tested by the Facility for Analytical and Ecological Testing ( feat ), at the Indian Institute of Technology ( iit ), Kanpur. The
the Haryana government is planning to use around 300 million gallons per day (mg/d) of treated sewage water for irrigation and artificial recharging of groundwater aquifers. Till now this
The Madras High Court has ordered the Central Ground Water Board to conduct a scientific study on the groundwater in Erode area of Tamil Nadu within two months. It has also directed the Tamil
an environmental policy has been chalked out for Haryana state irrigation department. The main objective of this policy is to create environmental awareness among the officials of the irrigation
The future adequacy of freshwater resources is difficult to assess, owing to a complex and rapidly changing geography of water supply and use. Numerical experiments combining climate model outputs, water
This manual is built out of CSE's experience in providing technical advice to implement rainwater harvesting in the urban context.